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mitt romney is turning his attention to president barack obama's state of the union address tonight. newt gingrich is taking swipes at what he said is mitt romney's dishonesty. >> it was sort of surprising to stand next to this guy and have him say things that were so outrageously dishonest and realize that there's nothing you can do about it. >> what's critical is that we make today barack obama's last state of the union address, no more from barack obama. >> rick santorum appeared to be pleased over the bickering between mitt romney and newt gingrich. he said today that the other candidate severe flaws. ron paul claims he is still the top vote better among people 30 and younger. >>> as promised, gop presidential candidate mitt romney released his federal income tax return for 2010. mitt romney reported income of $21.7 million in 2010, most of it from investments. he paid $3 million in federal income tax. he also gave nearly $3 million to charitable causes and the mormon church. that reduced his tax rate to 13.9% which is lower than what most middle class americans pay. >>> presiden
mitt romney is turning his attention to president barack obama's state of the union address tonight. newt gingrich is taking swipes at what he said is mitt romney's dishonesty. >> it was sort of surprising to stand next to this guy and have him say things that were so outrageously dishonest and realize that there's nothing you can do about it. >> what's critical is that we make today barack obama's last state of the union address, no more from barack obama. >> rick santorum...
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many education experts are criticizing president barack obama's proposal to keep kids in school. in his state of the union address, he urged states to adopt laws that set 18 as the minimum dropout age. 17 states already have these laws in place including california. california's dropout rate is higher than 18% right now. >>> the gop presidential candidates continue to battle it out in florida a few days before the state primary. today the attacks are focused on president barack obama and his state of the union address. >> a very anti-entrepreneur, anti-business president, he's now engaging in class warfare and rhetoric designed to divide america. >> this is perfectly classic left wing demagoguery. he would double the capital gains tax. >> we need someone who isn't going to be the republican nominee who isn't going to be the issue in the campaign. we need someone who will make barack obama the issue in this campaign. >> the candidates are gearing up for their final debate in florida tomorrow night. the florida primary is next tuesday. >>> a new national poll shows a major shift in
many education experts are criticizing president barack obama's proposal to keep kids in school. in his state of the union address, he urged states to adopt laws that set 18 as the minimum dropout age. 17 states already have these laws in place including california. california's dropout rate is higher than 18% right now. >>> the gop presidential candidates continue to battle it out in florida a few days before the state primary. today the attacks are focused on president barack obama...
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the obamas were in d.c. at the library sprucing it up. later today, the first couple will attend the "let freedom ring" celebration at the kennedy center. >>> hundreds of people boarded cal crane for the -- caltrain on the freedom train that commemorates the civil rights march from selma to montgomery. >> the train humanizes -- symbolizes human rights, freedom of thought. it symbolizes so many different things to so many different people as well at the legacy of -- as well as the legacy of dr. king. >> organizers planned a full celebration there to mark ming day. >>> many people in the bay area are -- are marking the day with a day of service. new at noon, allie rasmus is live with people who are trying to make the city greener, literally. good afternoon. allie. >> reporter: that's right. right now, the volunteers have just finished up their work. you have a girl scout troop cleaning up some of the mess here. but what's going on part community service event for the martin luther king holiday but it's also part research project. an oakland
the obamas were in d.c. at the library sprucing it up. later today, the first couple will attend the "let freedom ring" celebration at the kennedy center. >>> hundreds of people boarded cal crane for the -- caltrain on the freedom train that commemorates the civil rights march from selma to montgomery. >> the train humanizes -- symbolizes human rights, freedom of thought. it symbolizes so many different things to so many different people as well at the legacy of -- as...
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obama spoke at a las vegas utility where 59 of the vehicles run on electric natural gas instead of diesel. it is part of the focus on energy. among the things that he announced was a series of oil and natural gas lease sales in the gulf of mexico. >> we have to have an all out, all in, all of the above strategy that develops every source of american energy. >> from las vegas, the president travels to denver as part of a five-state, three-day tour to push his economic agenda. >>> with the florida primary coming up on tuesday, the republicans running for president campaigned this morning around the states. >> if you believe things are on the right track in america, then you ought to vote for barack obama. if you believe like i do that he has not put things on the right track, that we are on the wrong track, we need to change course in this country and get back to american values and principle, then i want your vote on tuesday. >> polls show mitt romney in a virtual tie with newt gingrich. they will take the stage tonight along with rick santorum and ron paul for a debate in jacksonville. >>
obama spoke at a las vegas utility where 59 of the vehicles run on electric natural gas instead of diesel. it is part of the focus on energy. among the things that he announced was a series of oil and natural gas lease sales in the gulf of mexico. >> we have to have an all out, all in, all of the above strategy that develops every source of american energy. >> from las vegas, the president travels to denver as part of a five-state, three-day tour to push his economic agenda....
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obama wants to restructure federal aid so it goes to colleges that hold down tuition costs. it is a plan he first laid out in tuesday night's speech. >> we are putting colleges on notice, you can't keep -- you can't assume that you will just jack up tuition every single year. if you can't stop tuition from going up then the funding you get from taxpayers each year will go down. we should push -- >> any change to the aid plan would have to be approved by congress. >>> poles indicate mitt romney is surging to a big lead in tuesday's florida republican presidential primary. in a powell from quinn ni qunnipiac university he lead. they took poles and found romney has an average lead of 7.2 percentage points. >>> two hours ago the california supreme court dealt a plow to republican efforts to redraw districts in the state before the upcoming elections. the court ruled state senate maps drawn up last year by a citizen commission can be used in the elections in june and november. republicans stand to lose seats to democrats under the newly drawn senate maps which would give democrat
obama wants to restructure federal aid so it goes to colleges that hold down tuition costs. it is a plan he first laid out in tuesday night's speech. >> we are putting colleges on notice, you can't keep -- you can't assume that you will just jack up tuition every single year. if you can't stop tuition from going up then the funding you get from taxpayers each year will go down. we should push -- >> any change to the aid plan would have to be approved by congress. >>> poles...
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and then president obama whose white house job forum was more like campaign. >> if you look at what he has done versus what mr. romney did at bain capital, he will win that. >>> in washington, doug luzzader, fox news. >>> an earthquake rattled northeastern japan today. the 5.2 magnitude quake was centered around 75 miles southeast from the fukushima plant, the one that wasseverely damaged in last year's earthquake. there is no tsunami warning. >>> today is the second anniversary of the earthquake that ravaged the small island nation of haiti. the earthquake killed 300,000 people and left more than 2 1/2 million without homes. hundred ofs of thousands of people are still living in tent camps. >> i have lived here since january 2010. since we have been here, no one has come to talk to us, no one has come to discuss what can be done to help us. >> half of the foreign aid has yet to be distributed. the president of haiti is pledging to double the government's effort to help rebuild the country former president bill clinton is in haiti and plans to participate in some of the memorial servic
and then president obama whose white house job forum was more like campaign. >> if you look at what he has done versus what mr. romney did at bain capital, he will win that. >>> in washington, doug luzzader, fox news. >>> an earthquake rattled northeastern japan today. the 5.2 magnitude quake was centered around 75 miles southeast from the fukushima plant, the one that wasseverely damaged in last year's earthquake. there is no tsunami warning. >>> today is the...
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. >>> president obama is making a major announcement this noontime about a shakeup of his white house staff. william daly is stepping down as white house chief of staff. the president is making this announcement right now in washington, d.c. daly reportedly gave his letter of resignation last week. let's listen in it. >> by my side at the white house. as he will soon find out, choi is only a phone call a -- chicago is only a phone call away and i will be using that phone number quite a bit. i plan to seek his counsel in the years to come. i have every confidence that jack will make sure we don't miss a beat and -- i want to thank, once again, bill, for his extraordinary service but alsos had extraordinary friendship and loyalty to me. it's meant a lot. i want to congratulate jack on his new role. i know he will do a job. >> thank you. >> good luck. >> you've been listening live to president obama there announcing that william daly is leave as white house chief of staff. he -- daly was commerce secretary under former director and the change will be effective at the end of the month. >>
. >>> president obama is making a major announcement this noontime about a shakeup of his white house staff. william daly is stepping down as white house chief of staff. the president is making this announcement right now in washington, d.c. daly reportedly gave his letter of resignation last week. let's listen in it. >> by my side at the white house. as he will soon find out, choi is only a phone call a -- chicago is only a phone call away and i will be using that phone number...
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the republican candidates who want president obama's job are campaigning in new hampshire today ahead of tuesday's primary in that state. they react to a major headline the president made yesterday. >>> ford announced it will open a research lab somewhere near stamford university. the lab will employ about 15 people including some who will be brought in for a short period of time from ford's headquarters in michigan. they will talk about better ways to integrate phones and personal device noose cars and improve current safety systems. ford hopes to open the lab by this summer. >>> more employers, especially hospitals, say they will not hire people who smoke. as many of the new tobacco-free policies call for not hiring job applicants who test positive for any nicotine use, whether it's cigarettes, smokeless cigarettes or even the nicotine patches. >>> ballot initiatives to overcall the so-called dream act has failed to get enough signatures to put it before the voters. they had until midnight last night to come up with just over 500,000 signatures but they fell about 60,000 short. gove
the republican candidates who want president obama's job are campaigning in new hampshire today ahead of tuesday's primary in that state. they react to a major headline the president made yesterday. >>> ford announced it will open a research lab somewhere near stamford university. the lab will employ about 15 people including some who will be brought in for a short period of time from ford's headquarters in michigan. they will talk about better ways to integrate phones and personal...
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and middle income families are struggling under the obama economy. gasoline price is up. food price is up. health care cost is up. >> with south carolina's primary one day away, front runner mitt romney took aim at president obama in a rally in gilbert. he also admitted he suffered a slim defeat in iowa after a recount put santorum in the lead. santorum also barn stormed in south carolina. after rick perry dropped out yesterday, there are two other candidates in the running. newt gingrich and roll paul. a nationwide poll conducted tuesday by a rasmussen report says romney at 30%, just 3 points ahead of gingrich. gingrich jumped 11 points from 16 to 27 in just two weeks. rick santorum slipped to third. the fourth candidate, texas congressman ron paul, is at 13%. >>> legendary blues singer etta james is being remembered as one the entertainment world's greatest divas. ♪ ♪ . >> etta james died this morning at a riverside hospital. her manager said she died from complications of leukemia. she was 73 years old. james spent years battling a drug addiction but overcame it. s
and middle income families are struggling under the obama economy. gasoline price is up. food price is up. health care cost is up. >> with south carolina's primary one day away, front runner mitt romney took aim at president obama in a rally in gilbert. he also admitted he suffered a slim defeat in iowa after a recount put santorum in the lead. santorum also barn stormed in south carolina. after rick perry dropped out yesterday, there are two other candidates in the running. newt gingrich...
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. >>> president barack obama is laying out his plans to cut the military budget. he promises the u.s. will maintain its military superiority with fighting forces ready for any threat. he unveiled the military strategy during a rare visit to the pentagon this morning along with the defense secretary and the joint chiefs of staff. the president's new budget proposal is expected to include $489 billion in defense cuts over the coming ten years. >> so, yes, our military will be leaner, but the world must know the united states is going to maintain our military superiority with armed forces that are agile, flexible, and ready for the full range of contingencies and threats. >> mr. obama is set to submit the budget to congress next month. >>> a burglary suspect who had been hiding on a steep san francisco hillside has slipped away under the cover of darkness. police have been watching the hillside since tuesday after the suspect broke into an apartment on concerny street. he jumped over a wall leading to the 200 foot cliff on telegraph avenue. last night around 10:00 a
. >>> president barack obama is laying out his plans to cut the military budget. he promises the u.s. will maintain its military superiority with fighting forces ready for any threat. he unveiled the military strategy during a rare visit to the pentagon this morning along with the defense secretary and the joint chiefs of staff. the president's new budget proposal is expected to include $489 billion in defense cuts over the coming ten years. >> so, yes, our military will be...
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president barack obama's state of the union address is at 6:00 tomorrow night. we'll carry it live here on ktvu. >>> in hawaii no major damage is being reported after a moderate earthquake. the 5.0 quake hit around 4:30 yesterday afternoon. it was followed by several small aftershocks. the largest being a 3.0. there was no threat of a tsunami and no reports of injuries. >>> two people have died and more than 100 injured because of winter storms battering parts of the south and the midwest. this is video of damage in birmingham, alabama. the storms brought hail and strong winds which downed trees and snapped power lines. there were at least a half dozen tornadoes reported throughout the area. thousands of people are still without power. >>> good afternoon to you. we're looking at partly sunny skies, still quite gloomy out there, a few sprinkles over parts of the bay, especially the south bay and the far east. we'll continue to watch this move through, pass on and we'll have partly cloudy skies for the afternoon. plenty of gray, still a little gusty out there. sfo
president barack obama's state of the union address is at 6:00 tomorrow night. we'll carry it live here on ktvu. >>> in hawaii no major damage is being reported after a moderate earthquake. the 5.0 quake hit around 4:30 yesterday afternoon. it was followed by several small aftershocks. the largest being a 3.0. there was no threat of a tsunami and no reports of injuries. >>> two people have died and more than 100 injured because of winter storms battering parts of the south and...
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. >>> president obama and his family are now back in -- in washington, d.c. after their ten-day vacation in hawaii. this is video of the first family arriving at the white house early this morning. they spent the holidays in hawaii. president obama returns to politics -- returns to washington. >>> today a disabled man is facing eviction and foreclosure from his home of 26 years. leonard wilson refinanced his home a few years ago to pay for a new roof. now he's in foreclosure and faces eviction as early as today. wilson has sued the lender for fraud because his signature is not on some of the documents. he says he's ready if sheriff deputies arrive to remove him. >> i'm gonna stand behind that door and tell them they gotta pull me out of here. if i sit outside, they have to take this wheelchair and sit me in it, in the cold with no place to go. >> an attorney for the lender says hmc tried to modify the loan but that wilson does not have enough win um -- income. hmc said he could move into an apartment in the same building. >>> automatic wear main break that ca
. >>> president obama and his family are now back in -- in washington, d.c. after their ten-day vacation in hawaii. this is video of the first family arriving at the white house early this morning. they spent the holidays in hawaii. president obama returns to politics -- returns to washington. >>> today a disabled man is facing eviction and foreclosure from his home of 26 years. leonard wilson refinanced his home a few years ago to pay for a new roof. now he's in foreclosure...
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. >>> president obama was in ohio in the last hour. he was in a defiant. he announced he's naming a director of the consumer watchdog agency and bypassing congress while doing that. >> more of our loved ones would be tricked into bad financial decisions. >> at a high school in cleveland, the president named richard kordray. the senate blocked him. so the president used his powers to make the appointment. house speaker john boehner wasout raged and said the -- was outraged and said so. >>> lawmakers have to solve the state's $12 billion budget deficit and governor brown has until january 10th to submit his budget to them. other hotly considered items should be whether to raise the state main mumm wage to 8.50 a hour. a bill allowing -- minimum wage to 8.50 and hour. >>> a bay area scientist has a new explanation behind the mystery of disappearing bees. it involves a tiny fly that seems to turn the bees into zombies. ktvu's kraig debro is live from sf state to explain how this happens. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. the good news is they don't eat human
. >>> president obama was in ohio in the last hour. he was in a defiant. he announced he's naming a director of the consumer watchdog agency and bypassing congress while doing that. >> more of our loved ones would be tricked into bad financial decisions. >> at a high school in cleveland, the president named richard kordray. the senate blocked him. so the president used his powers to make the appointment. house speaker john boehner wasout raged and said the -- was outraged...
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. >>> president barack obama will be in the bay area next month. he will be in san francisco on february 16 to attend a $35,000 a plate dinner for 50 guests at the pacific heights home of novelist robert mailer and his wife. that will be followed by large reception at a pub rick venue. this will be the president's fourth visit to the bay area in a year. his last trip in october was also to raise money. >>> ahead, why some bay area experts say a new government role is making it harder to fight mosquitoes and west nile virus. >>> the bay area is schooling down. we may have another shot at some rain. >> maybe. >>> oakland city workers make their way back to city hall after a weekend protest led to some vandalism inside the building. we'll tell you -- >>> for the first time in more than 50 years, the oakland raiders have a new head coach who was not chosen by al dais. they're introducing dennis allen to the media right now at the team's headquarters in alameda. let's go there live. >> he has won 17 division titles in 41 years in the nfl. that's a great
. >>> president barack obama will be in the bay area next month. he will be in san francisco on february 16 to attend a $35,000 a plate dinner for 50 guests at the pacific heights home of novelist robert mailer and his wife. that will be followed by large reception at a pub rick venue. this will be the president's fourth visit to the bay area in a year. his last trip in october was also to raise money. >>> ahead, why some bay area experts say a new government role is making it...
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. >>> president barack obama announced another effort to boost the economy. this time through tourism dollars which could be spent in some top tourist destinations like san francisco. the president revealed his strategy during a speech in florida at disney world. he says he's expanding the global entry program. the expansion will protect our borders and make life easier for freak travelers -- frequent travelers. >> today i'm directing the state department to accelerate our ability to process visas by 40% in china and in brazil this year. we're not talking about five years or ten years, this year. >> the white house estimates that boost in tourism could help create more than one million travel and tourism related jobs over the next decade. the plan could bring money here to the bay area. we'll have that story at 5:00. >>> the earthquake damaged washington monument may reopen sooner than expected thanks to a generous donation. the memorial was damaged by an earthquake in august. inspectors found extensive cracking in the top sections of the washington monument.
. >>> president barack obama announced another effort to boost the economy. this time through tourism dollars which could be spent in some top tourist destinations like san francisco. the president revealed his strategy during a speech in florida at disney world. he says he's expanding the global entry program. the expansion will protect our borders and make life easier for freak travelers -- frequent travelers. >> today i'm directing the state department to accelerate our...
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. >>> president obama is asking congress for the power to be able to scale down the federal government to shrink its messy bureaucracy, a few hours ago he announced he wants to combine six agencies, he says they have overlapping economic responsibilities. the president is calling on congress to reinstate the same authority that past presidents have had to streamline government. >> our economy has fundamentally changed as has the world but our government, our agencies, have not. the needs of our citizens have fundamentally changed, but their government has not. instead it is often grown more complicated and sometimes more confusing. >> the white house says making government smaller could save billions of dollars and that some jobs would be cut through attrition. >>> we learned just a few minute ago a judge this morning postponed the trial for former presidential candidate john edwards after receiving doctor's letters stating edwards has a life-threatening health condition. attorneys submitted two letters from a cardiologist stating edwards will require surgery. edwards faces 6 felony an
. >>> president obama is asking congress for the power to be able to scale down the federal government to shrink its messy bureaucracy, a few hours ago he announced he wants to combine six agencies, he says they have overlapping economic responsibilities. the president is calling on congress to reinstate the same authority that past presidents have had to streamline government. >> our economy has fundamentally changed as has the world but our government, our agencies, have not....
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where president obama is holding a summit at this hour urging businesses to bring jobs back. he says that rising u.s. productivity and competitive costs means it could be profitable for u.s. companies to in-source jobs from abroad. in a round table forum, the president told business leaders he wants to reward companies with new tax breaks and other incentive it is they invest in america and eliminate tax breaks for the companies that don't. >>> the u.s. supreme court heard arguments today over how the federal family and medical leave act applies to state workers. the act provides workers a right to unpaid time off for medical reasons. a maryland man says he was fired from his state job for trying to take such a leave. he says he should be able to sue for damages. but the state argues it is protected from such lawsuits. >>> workers at the american licorice company have voted to end their strike. they were joined by members of occupy oakland earlier this week. workers and the company had been at odds over health benefits, pension and wages. they came to an agreement yesterday.
where president obama is holding a summit at this hour urging businesses to bring jobs back. he says that rising u.s. productivity and competitive costs means it could be profitable for u.s. companies to in-source jobs from abroad. in a round table forum, the president told business leaders he wants to reward companies with new tax breaks and other incentive it is they invest in america and eliminate tax breaks for the companies that don't. >>> the u.s. supreme court heard arguments...
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. >>> today president barack obama plans to send legislation to congress to expand tax breaks for small businesses. the president is proposing a new 10% tax credit for small businesses that add jobs or increase wages this year. it extends the abtd of businesses to immediately deduct all of the costs of equipment and software purchases. the legislation is based on bipartisan proposals that could win support even in an election year >>> florida voters will end a contentious big money campaign today in the race for the gop presidential nomination. we have the report on how today's election could be a turning point. >> mitt romney and newt gingrich are duking it out for the 50 delegates in this winner takes all state. mitt romney is enjoying a double digit lead in the polls heading into this contest. he's looking for a big win tonight. mitt romney is hoping for his second victory this primary season. a win in florida, a state with a large diverse population, hit hard by the recession, would strengthen his argument that he can go all the way in november. >> america is hurting. the american p
. >>> today president barack obama plans to send legislation to congress to expand tax breaks for small businesses. the president is proposing a new 10% tax credit for small businesses that add jobs or increase wages this year. it extends the abtd of businesses to immediately deduct all of the costs of equipment and software purchases. the legislation is based on bipartisan proposals that could win support even in an election year >>> florida voters will end a contentious big...